DOZ Issue 35 September 2018 - Page 16

To
Mend a
Broken Heart
Michele Fleming
“
Maybe we should stop before we both say
something we are going to regret.” Sarah calmly
suggested, trying her best to de-escalate the
suddenly out-of-control situation.
“Yeah, maybe we should!” Phil shouted over his
shoulder as he headed out the door, giving it a
mighty slam emphasizing his position on the
subject.
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Sarah crumbled to her knees and allowed her tears
to flow unchecked. Wrapping her arms around
herself, she sat and cried until no more tears would
come and then using the sleeves of her college
hoodie, she wiped the dampness from her face and
stood. Feeling completely spent, Sarah made her
way over to her desk and collapsed into her chair.
Sarah took out her bible and slowly began to flip
through the pages, hunting the elusive answer to the